[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14691-14692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4200]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2005-0002; FRL-8049-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Monthly Progress Reports 
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1039.11, OMB Control Number 2030-0005

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 24, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2005-0002 for Monthly Progress Reports, EPA ICR Number 1039.11, OMB 
Control Number 2030-0005, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to 
[email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket (OEI), 
Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, 
and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikki Burley, Policy and Oversight 
Service Center, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-9723; fax number: 
(202) 565-2552; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On October 20, 2005 (70 FR 61124), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public dockets for this ICR under Docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OARM-2005-0002, which is available for public viewing at 
the OEI Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading 
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is 202-566-
1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available for 
online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains

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copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure 
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Monthly Progress Reports (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1039.11, OMB Control No. 2030-0005.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Agency contractors who have cost reimbursable, time and 
material, labor hour, or indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity fixed 
rate contracts will report the technical and financial progress of the 
contract on a monthly basis. EPA will use this information to monitor 
the contractors' progress under the contract. Responses to the 
information collection are mandatory for contractors, and are required 
for the contractors to receive monthly payments. Information submitted 
is protected from public release in accordance with Agency's 
confidentiality regulations, 40 CFR 2.201 et seq. An agency many not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR 
are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 28 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: The majority of respondents fall 
into one of the following NAICS codes: 511210 for prepackaged computer 
software, 541511 for computer processing services, 54170 for computer-
related services, 541620 for environmental consulting services, and 339 
for miscellaneous services.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 363.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 121,968.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $8,562,000, which includes $0 annual 
capital/startup costs, $44,000 annual O&M costs, and, $8,518,000 annual 
labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 18,972 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. Collection activity hours have decreased since 
the last clearance due mainly to improved tracking software and 
increasing familiarity with EPA reporting requirements.

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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